RAW Next Week: WWE Title Match Set + Brodus Clay To Return

During a backstage segment on RAW tonight, John Laurinaitis was shown “talking” to Brodus Clay on the phone and announced that he will be debuting next week on the first RAW of 2012. Clay’s return was promoted in the lead-up to what was his expected return in November but it was ultimately delayed.

Dolph Ziggler will face CM Punk next week on RAW for the WWE Championship from Memphis. Ziggler was able to defeat Punk in a Gauntlet Match due to intereference by Interim RAW General Manager, John Laurinaitis.